Localization Project Manager

Localization Project Manager
Location: Cupertino, CA
Schedule: 40 hours
Duration: 6 months
Pay: $68/hr - $71.64/hr (DOE)

The Planet Group is looking for a Localization Project Manager to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 6-months contract, working an onsite schedule out of Cupertino, CA.

Localization Project Manager | Responsibilities:

• This role requires your expertise in localization QA to help deliver high-quality localized products simultaneously in 50+ languages.
• You will coordinate localization QA efforts, conduct (exploratory) testing on localization tools, thoroughly document and track bugs, and work closely with both internal team members and international vendor testers.
• The ideal candidate will ensure that localization projects are on track, highly accurate, and represent client's voice assistant seamlessly across all regions. You must be highly detail-oriented, able to manage linguistic issues across all covered territories, and committed to providing our international customers with a flawless user experience.

Localization Project Manager | Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of localization workflows, software QA, and online production processes.
• Proficiency in utilizing and performing quality assurance on localization tools, with a strong foundation in exploratory testing methodologies.
• Proven track record of localization and tools testing, detailed bug reporting, and localization project management.
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills with a demonstrated ability to work independently in a global team environment.
• Experience planning, managing, and delivering multiple projects within very tight timeframes in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• High level of focus, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to identify and prioritize key deliverables and call out blockers as soon as they arise.
• Flexibility to respond quickly and enthusiastically to rapidly changing directions and complex situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Native-level expertise in at least one language in addition to English, alongside excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Competence working on iOS and macOS platform.